📺 The Pitt didn’t need to prove anything after walking away with threeEmmys for its first season, but it came back as good (and gruesome) as ever. Season two, which debuted last Thursday, picks up 10 months after last season’s events. It’s the Fourth of July, which means that the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center is bracing for catastrophe.

Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby rolls up on his motorcycle — midlife crisis still intact — counting down the hours to his sabbatical. Enter his replacement, Dr. Al Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi), an attending with a stellar track record (and major Hermione Granger vibes). Instead of taking the backseat, Dr. Al Hashimi plans on shaking up the system, introducing new protocols and suggesting major changes. The culture clash practically writes itself.

The returning ensemble proves why the cast took home hardware at the Emmys. We see the return of season one’s fan favorites — controversially missing Tracy Ifeachor’s Dr. Collins — whose 10 months of growth (and challenges) we have to catch up on. All-around changes in the status quo are subtle even just in the first episode, but they’re apparent to an audience deeply attuned to its workplace dynamics.

What makes The Pitt work is its refusal to get cute. Unlike so many medical dramas, it doesn’t dwell on melodramatic backstories, mysterious diseases, or romantic subplots, and season two shows no signs of revising its award-winning formula. The urgency of the show stems from the job’s incessant demands, and the real-time format means there’s no escape — not for the doctors, and not for the audience. It’s one of the (very) few reasons we’re happy for its weekly drops.

WHERE TO WATCH- The Pitt is streaming on OSN+, and you can watch the trailer for the second season on YouTube (runtime: 2:08).

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